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'''Elias Nelson Conway''' ([[17 May]] [[1812]] - [[28 February]] [[1892]]) was a [[US Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor of [[Arkansas]].

Elias Nelson Conway was born on [[17 May]] [[1812]].  He was brother to [[James Sevier Conway]], the first governor of Arkansas.  He and his family moved to [[Missouri]].  Conway attended [[Bonne Femme Academy]] in [[Boone County, Missouri]].

In [[1833]] Conway moved to [[Little Rock, Arkansas]].  He studied surveying and served as the state auditor from [[1835]] to [[1849]].  In [[1844]] Conway was offered, but declined, the nomination for Governor in [[1844]].  In [[1853]] the nomination was offered again and Conway accepted.  His election campaign was successful and became Governor of Arkansas.

The Conway administration focused on physical improvement of the state.  He formed the Chancery Courts and eased the state's financial problems.  When Conway left office in [[1860]] and the state treasury held a surplus.

Conway retired from public life, becoming a bit of a recluse.  Conway died on [[28 February]] [[1892]].  He is buried at the historic [[Mount Holly Cemetery]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]].

Conway was first cousin to Senator [[Ambrose Hundley Sevier]] and Governor [[Henry Massey Rector]].